American Flag Fruit Pizza with Cream Cheese Frosting

Celebrate the Fourth of July in sweet style with an American Flag Fruit Pizza! A sheet pan sized sugar cookie topped with rich cream cheese frosting and decorated with fresh berries and cookie stars. The Stars and Stripes have never tasted so good!

Too Cute, Too Easy!

For a fun and delicious Fourth of July treat, try this American Flag Fruit Pizza. A sheet pan sized sugar cookie topped with rich cream cheese frosting and decorated with fresh berries and cookie stars. It doesn’t get any easier or more yummy!

Everyone loves a fruit pizza! We love enjoying this patriotic treat while watching fireworks or just hanging out after a holiday cookout.

A Fun and Yummy Red, White and Blue Dessert

I love a themed dish for a holiday! If you’re looking for a sweet and simple 4th of July, Memorial Day or Labor Day dessert everyone will love, look no further! My 3-Ingredient Patriotic Fruit Pops, Fourth of July Star Cookies or a Star Spangled S’mores Tray might just do the trick. Or make it fresh and flavorful with blueberry and strawberry stripes on a giant sugar cookie with cookie stars. Yum!

This fruit pizza is truly one of the easiest, and most enjoyable, patriotic desserts to make for your holiday celebration! You can even use store-bought sugar cookie dough if you want to make things even easier.

I use my Sugar Cookie Bar recipe for this fruit pizza (see recipe card below). The cookie crust bakes up crisp and the middle is soft and chewy. It’s perfect every time! You’ll need about five cups of sugar cookie dough to make this recipe.

Watch Me Make It!

Step into the kitchen with me to make this American Flag fruit pizza!

Ingredients and Supplies

(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details. To learn more about specific baking ingredients and how they function in baking recipes, reference my Complete Guide to Baking Ingredients)

Ingredients:

• Unsalted butter: makes the cookie base rich, soft, and buttery.
• Granulated sugar: sweetens the cookie dough and helps create a tender texture.
• Whole milk: adds moisture to the dough for a soft bite.
• Pure vanilla extract: adds warm, classic sugar cookie flavor.
• Large eggs: help bind the dough and keep the cookies soft and chewy.
• All-purpose flour: gives the cookie bars their structure and stability.
• Baking powder: leavening agent that helps the cookie bars bake up soft and slightly fluffy.
• Kosher salt: balances the sweetness and enhances the flavor. Table salt will actually pack a saltier punch than Kosher salt so if you only have table salt, adjust accordingly.
• Cream cheese: makes the frosting creamy, tangy, and spreadable.
• Powdered sugar: sweetens and smooths out the frosting. Sift first to avoid lumps.
• Strawberries (thinly sliced): form the red stripes of the American flag.
• Blueberries: create the blue field of the American flag.

Supplies:

• Electric stand mixer with paddle and whisk attachments (or hand mixer)
• Rolling pin
• 1.5-2 inch star cookie cutter
• 16×12-inch sheet pan

How to Make American Flag Fruit Pizza

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. 
• Spray a 16×12-inch sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray and then line with parchment paper.
• To make the sugar cookie bars: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.
• Beat in the milk and vanilla extract and then the eggs, one at a time, until the mixture is well combined.

• Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix on low speed until a thick dough forms.
• Press 4.5 cups of the sugar cookie dough evenly into the prepared sheet pan. Roll the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar cookie dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

• Cut into star shapes with a star cookie cutter that’s about 1.5-2 inches in diameter.
• Bake the sheet pan cookie until golden brown all over and starting to crack in the middle. This should take about 22-24 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through the baking time.
• Remove the cookie from the oven and let cool completely.
• Bake the star cookies for 6-8 minutes or until cookies are set and starting to turn light brown around the edges.
• To make the Cream Cheese Frosting: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar on low speed until just combined. Then beat the cream cheese mixture on high speed until smooth and spreadable. 

• Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled sheet pan cookie.
• Arrange the blueberries in the top left corner to create the blue rectangle of the American Flag.
• Layer strawberry slices in lines to create the stripes of the American Flag. 

• Place the star-shaped sugar cookies on top of the blueberries.

Storage

Store leftover American Flag Fruit Pizza covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The cream cheese frosting and fresh fruit stay freshest when chilled. If possible, store the extra star cookies separately at room temperature in an airtight container so they stay crisp.

For the best texture, wait to add any extra fruit toppings until just before serving leftovers since the strawberries can release moisture over time.

If you make this American Flag Fruit Pizza and post a pic to social, be sure to tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see! If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! 😍 I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!

xoxo,

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